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12/13 annual review in terms of attendance and Hayward Touring IntroductioN reached 350,000 people in all parts of the country. In 1951, when the UK had every right to Internationally, we were delighted to embark on celebrate what we had achieved and every an exciting venture with the Shanghai Concert incentive to anticipate eagerly where we Hall which will see us collaborate on a series of could yet go, millions of people shrugged off classical music and education festivals over the the grey post-war austerity and visited the © Pete Woodhead next three years. site for the . Education grows in importance for us every It was a national event, the only light in the year and we were proud to reach more than otherwise foggy post-war gloom. 45,000 people of all ages through our 2012/13 In the summer of 2012, as prepared to Learning and Participation programmes which welcome the world for the Diamond Jubilee tied in closely with our artistic events. We are and the Olympics, we wanted to ask a timely Above from left to right: passionate about expanding our reach further and crucial question: how can we understand Alan Bishop, Chief Executive; , Artistic Director, in the future and we had this in mind in March each other’s cultures better and make the Rick Haythornthwaite, Chairman world a better place? when we set out our proposals for the new Festival Wing, which will promote 250,000 more So Festival of the World with MasterCard back the iconic Udderbelly and were pleased education opportunities through world class celebrated the idea that art holds the key to to host for the first time Priceless London facilities including a children’s centre, youth unlock the imagination and can be a powerful Wonderground, a Spiegeltent animated with village and major new arts education studios. agent for social change. We brought together cabaret and fairground rides. All this was topped We search relentlessly for ways to deliver more 4,000 artists from 200 countries who work with off with the opening of the beautifully designed for less. We have developed a diverse commercial and inspire communities in an eclectic range of and remodelled Jubilee Gardens in time for the ecology with creative new businesses – the projects, activities, performances and exhibitions. Queen’s Jubilee. colourful Wahaca pop-up is one example – bringing The Festival proved that art has the power to In 2013 we launched our year-long The Rest is consistently more income to support the artistic transform lives with events like Poetry Parnassus, Noise festival; our most ambitious classical music programme. But we could not drive innovation and the largest ever global gathering of poets, Africa programme yet, which explored how war, race, sex expand the artistic programme without support Utopia, a weekend of events which showed what and politics shaped the most important music and encouragement from our generous donors the world can learn from Africa, and Unlimited with of the 20th Century. We couldn’t have done this and sponsors, and of course it would be impossible ten days of extraordinary new work by deaf and without our extraordinary partnership with the to either maintain or develop the potential of disabled artists. London Philharmonic Orchestra; we are extremely this complex, 21-acre site without the continuing During the festival our site was physically grateful to them for their contribution and to all substantial funding from Arts Council . transformed by a series of outdoor installations, our wonderful resident orchestras who we work Overall, although there has been so much pressure from robots climbing and giant with throughout the year. on funding in these difficult times, our financial children’s blocks revealing hidden messages, saw more than 25 million results this year have again been satisfactory. to a huge baobab tree sculpture and the lush visits this year and we welcomed over one million roof garden. Below Queen people to ticketed performances, exhibitions Elizabeth Hall, we created Festival Village, a new and events. We were thrilled that 3.7 million Rick Haythornthwaite, Chairman space where artists, participants and partners people witnessed or participated in one of our Alan Bishop, Chief Executive in the festival could meet and exchange ideas. many free events and installations during our Jude Kelly OBE, Artistic Director It was designed and built collaboratively by 200 summer festival. Light Show was the second volunteers and professionals. We welcomed most successful show ever in Hayward Gallery ‘Southbank Centre has another summer’s entertainment sorted with its Festival of the World’

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1 WE ARE , Queen Elizabeth Hall, , Hayward Gallery, and 21 acres of public outdoor space. WE ARE home to Arts Council Collection, Saison Poetry Library, four Resident Orchestras and 19 Artists in Residence. our vision is to be the world’s most inspiring centre for the arts.

our Objectives To offer life enriching encounters between audiences and the world’s great and our mission emerging artists in music, visual arts, dance, Southbank Centre passionately performance and literature. believes the arts have the To enable anyone to experience the power to transform lives. excitement of exploring their own creativity We also believe that the arts and artistry through our far-reaching must be available to all of us programme of learning and participation. – and this lies at the heart of To welcome the world to the unrivalled visitor all we do. experience of our riverside site, with its iconic buildings and history and its continuous sense of festival. To demonstrate successfully that the demanding requirements of art-making can live happily beside commercial entrepreneurship and profit both.

2 culture to the widest possible audience. This Artists in Residence 2012/13: Who we are entrepreneurial approach has not only provided Mary King – Performer and Director of VoiceLab a boost to the careers of many young businesses, – Poet How We’re Funded but also enabled Southbank Centre to increase Colin Currie – Classical percussionist Southbank Centre was funded in 2012/13 by an our financial sustainability and decrease our Marin Alsop – Conductor annual revenue grant from dependence on public grants. Olly Coates – Cellist of £17 million. We earn £9 million per year through We believe that art is at its best when it Benedict Johnson – Photographer and film-maker our artistic programme (including income from inspires people to learn and encourages them Gauri Sharma Tripathi – Kathak dancer almost one million ticket sales) and £12 million to contribute and take part. Our Learning and and choreographer through commercial activities. Participation strategy is woven throughout our Hide and Seek – Game design studio Annually we have over £4 million to raise and artistic programme; it doesn’t stand alone. It is Lea Anderson – Choreographer contributions from individuals, trusts, foundations our policy to make all our public spaces as open Lemn Sissay – Poet and companies are vital to our continued success. and accessible as possible, in order to provide Mica Levi – Experimental singer, songwriter, opportunities for everyone to discover, enjoy and composer and producer deepen their engagement with the arts. Bellowhead – Contemporary folk band How We Work These range from hundreds of free events David Dunkley Gymiah – Videojournalist Southbank Centre’s heritage is rooted in the 1951 to long-term, structured participation projects, Martin Bright – Journalist, thinker and founder of Festival of Britain, which melded art, design, particularly with local schools and young New Deal of the Mind architecture, food, music, literature and technology people across London. We have also made our Creative Connection – Graphic artists in a glorious celebration of Britain’s culture. spaces available to schools to use as alternative Jeremy Deller – Artist Today, Southbank Centre is the world’s biggest classrooms as part of their formal learning. Paul Morley – Journalist and best permanent festival site. Shlomo – Beat-boxer Our festivals are designed to provoke and Jane and Louise Wilson – Visual artists inspire. By working with both established and During Festival emerging artists, our programme represents the of the World one Projects in Residence 2012/13: very best in artistic excellence, whilst never being in four visitors SE1 United – Youth Forum afraid to explore big social issues, from feminism attended a Tomorrow’s Warriors – Jazz music education free event. to attitudes to death, to the UK’s relationship with the world’s emerging powers. Resident Orchestras Our work is not just restricted to our Artists in Residence performance and exhibition spaces. We encourage The foundation of Southbank Centre’s extensive designers, chefs, architects and games designers Southbank Centre is proud to have an extended and wide-ranging classical music programme is to use all the nooks and crannies of our 21-acre family of Artists in Residence, all at different its Resident Orchestras. We are very fortunate that site to explore their creativity and present our stages in their careers. Southbank Centre offers four of the world’s finest orchestras call Southbank visitors with a unique and stimulating cultural artists the time and the space to explore new Centre their home. Together they perform over 150 experience. From the young ceramicists whose opportunities in their own work. It also connects concerts here each season. products are on sale in our Festival Terrace shop, them to other artists working in different to the renowned architects who designed A Room art forms and to members of staff from all London Philharmonic Orchestra For London, the temporary hotel on the Queen departments. The artists’ presence here is part Elizabeth Hall roof, Southbank Centre seeks to of what makes Southbank Centre a genuinely present the very best of British and international creative organisation. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

3 Our festival programme continued to Southbank attract an ethnically diverse audience Centre in

2012/13 % % It has been a busy year of world-class art 19 47 Africa and life-enriching experiences at Southbank Utopia Alchemy Centre, including festivals, installations, gardens and markets. We are tremendously proud of everything we have achieved – and in particular the breathtaking number of people who came to be part of it.

• Over 25 million visits to Southbank Centre Arts attenders • Over four million visits to Royal Festival Hall in England* % from a BME • We gave a platform to over 2,650 new artistic 9% background productions, installations, performances or compositions. Festival of the world *Based on ACE Taking Part data 2010/11 • 3,243 performances took place across Southbank Centre stages. 498 of these were • 15% of Festival of the World with MasterCard for children visitors had never attended a cultural installation, exhibition, event or performance before • Nearly six million visits to our website • Over 300 volunteers gave their time The Rest is Noise 2013 • We were home to 14 restaurants, three shops • Three out of four The Rest Is Noise concert and a regular weekly market bookers from January – June 2013 were new • 45,000 people took part in our Learning and bookers to contemporary classical music at Participation programme Southbank Centre • We supported 19 Artists in Residence, • Nearly 42,000 tickets were sold for The Rest Is two Projects in Residence, four Resident Noise events in 2012/13 Orchestras and nearly 150 other arts organisations Imagine • We worked with 104 schools • We welcomed 10,405 under-16s to ticketed • We directly employed 470 members of staff Imagine Festival events in February 2013

4 ‘Jude Kelly’s incredible Southbank Centre’

Evening Standard

‘ gives SouthBank Centre the chance to fulfil the historic remit it was given at the 1951 Festival of Britain – to be a national cultural oasis wherein exotic flowers can bloom which might have got trampled elsewhere’

The Sunday Telegraph

5 ‘Southbank Centre is fabulous even when you aren’t going inside...it’s amazing how much fun can be had going up and down the steps to see what’s around this or that corner, playing on the street furniture and the concrete’

Verbosity blog (Imagine)

6 Righting what’s wrong Our festival programme continued to FESTIVAL WING Most people don’t have access of any sort to art, attract young audiences Our festivals give us the opportunity to whether through financial barriers or because explore how to use our site and buildings in none of their friends and family have experienced % aged different ways and have helped us understand 16 – 24 how we can realise our mission to involve the joy it can bring. Southbank Centre has led the 25% thousands more people in the arts. In this world in changing that through our long relationship Festival spirit we began our plans for the Festival with local schools or our massive summer festival of the programme of free art. The Festival Wing brings World Wing - the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell visitors Room and Hayward Gallery complex - to give these strands of activity together in a big expansion Arts attenders more people access to culture in world class of permanent facilities to cater for young people in England* spaces. With this project we are responding and communities locally and nationally. 8% to the success of our programme since the In March, we therefore announced the designs refurbishment of Royal Festival Hall, including by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios the expansion of our world-leading education to refurbish the existing 1960s buildings and *Based on ACE Taking Part data 2010/11 work and vibrant free programme which have create major new arts and education spaces. brought so many people to the site, including those who are usually hard to reach. Our plans include an education centre for the 21st century designed to inspire creativity and learning; a national literature centre with space for spoken word performances; a more prominent and accessible home for our world class poetry library; a youth village with its own young people’s arts programme; and a rehearsal pavilion with space for all our orchestras to rehearse and for school children to watch them.

7 Ether Poetry Parnassus U.Dance 2012 New Music 20X12 Antony’s Meltdown 13 July – 15 July 5 – 20 October 2012 25 june – 1 July A celebration of The Winter Festival 13 – 15 July 20 new 12 minute compositions 1 – 12 August 2012 250 poets came to London innovation, technology and Year 2012/13 Youth Dance England’s inspired by the dynamism of sport, Musician and visual artist 1 December 2012 – 7 from every Olympic country experimentation across the passion of human endeavour national youth dance festival Anthony curated this year’s genres and art forms January 2013 list of events and the opportunity to create a brought together some of musical work contributing to a Meltdown presenting Winter at Southbank Centre Light Show global celebration meant twinkling lights, Brynfest the best young dance groups performances, 30 Jan – 6 May from across the UK discussions and Darbar Festival brilliant markets, loads of free From atmospheric, interactive 4 – 7 july 27 – 30 September 2012 pieces to intangible sculptures Imagine Alchemy screenings Established stars of the events, great places to shop, 12 – 22 April 2012 that you could move around 15 – 24 February 2013 Indian classical music eat and drink and, of course, An amazing line-up of exploring the richness, and even through, visitors scene and up-and-coming authors, performances, contrasts and connections brilliant entertainment. experienced light in all of its talents took to the workshops and free between the UK, India and spatial and sensory forms. stage for four days events, as chosen by a panel South Asian culture of incredible music of children for children. and illuminating 1 June – 9 September 2012 sponsored by the Book People. discussion. including

Art of Change: New London Unlimited Literature Directions from China Udderbelly 30 August – Festival 7 September – Africa Utopia 6 April – 8 July 9 September 2012 3 – 12 July 2012 London Wide Open School 3 – 22 July The Revelation Starts 9 December 2012 11 June – 11 July The Invisible Iconic musicians, great writers here: ten days of Nine Chinese artists explored Jazz Festival and inspiring stories from the An experiment in art show extraordinary new heart of contemporary African the theme of change, 9 – 18 November 2012 The Universal public learning, Wide 12 June – 5 August work by Deaf and culture explored how Africa Addressability of Open School offered Disabled artists. transformation can solve the West’s problems. Dumb Things a programme devised and instability. from February 2013 and fuelled by the The Rest is Noise 2013 Mark Leckey for Hayward imaginations of more than Our monumental festival of 20th Touring Gallery 80 artists from over 40 century classical music inspired by Chorus different countries. Sounds Venezuela Alex Ross’ book of the same name 23 – 26 June 5 – 6 May 2012 Priceless London We heard the Simon Bolivar WOW Women of the World inspiring performances Symphony Orchestra of Wonderground 1 June – 30 September 2012 and opportunities Venezuela and discovered 8 – 10 March 2013 more about the famous El Our annual festival where women for people of all ages Sistema scheme that uses and men of all ages and background explored how singing music to change society. celebrate women’s achievements. can change the world Part of Shell Classic International. Sponsored by Bloomberg. year sponsorship. With them we were able to JTI Support for produce the wonderful Festival of the World. We Louis Vuitton also continued the J.P.Morgan Signature Series, MasterCard Southbank an annual partnership between J.P. Morgan, Russell-Cooke Solicitors Centre Southbank Centre, National Portrait Gallery and Shell National Theatre. Once again we were privileged to Smith & Williamson To bring our exciting, innovative and challenging work to the greatest number of work with Shell on this year’s Classic International Sotheby’s people, Southbank Centre relies on income series of concerts; the Book People whose The Book People from sponsors, supporters and private hires. support allowed the Imagine Children’s Festival to reach its full potential; and Bloomberg who Trusts and Foundations In 2012/13 we received considerable income invested in WOW: Women of the World. from these areas and are extremely grateful to all Southbank Centre would like to extend its Arts Council England: The Space those who have supported our work. sincere thanks to all those listed here whose Australia Council for the Arts We are indebted to our Supporters Circles – support for the organisation’s vision has made Austrian Cultural Forum those new to the programme as well as those this year so successful. BIARTS: British Israeli Art Training Scheme who have shown their ongoing support – and our Biffa Award Patrons Groups who supported Light Show, Art Black Rock Arts Foundation Events and private hires of Change: New Directions from China, and WOW: British Council Women of the World. We owe our gratitude to the Southbank Centre hosted 198 private hires in City Bridge Trust many people who routinely make donations to 2012/13, including a long-running exhibition Clore Poetry and Literature Awards Southbank Centre through the Festival Fund. and daily performances as part of South Africa’s Creative New Zealand We appreciate the Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s National Olympic House, ‘Ekhaya – Home from Culture Ireland investment in Voicelab and The Henry Moore Home’. We also hosted a two-day event for the Czech Centre London Foundation for their continued interest and support. Tea & Coffee Board of India as part of the Indian Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation We also want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all Embassy’s Olympic activities, which included a Danish Arts Council Committee for Literature the trusts and foundations , embassies and cultural trade show, exhibition and artistic performances. Dutch Foundation for Literature institutes that supported Poetry Parnassus and In addition, we hosted the Barclays and Marks Embassy of Brazil in London Wide Open School. & Spencer AGMs, the BAFTA Television Awards, Embassy of Colombia We were delighted to be able to work with Teach First’s 10th Anniversary Summit, a London Embassy of Spain, Office for Cultural and MasterCard, in the second year of their three- Fashion Week show, The Dictator film premiere Scientific Affairs and graduations for a number of universities and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands institutions. Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in the UK Embassy of the United States London English PEN Corporate Supporters Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation Bloomberg Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Cathay Pacific Estonian Embassy in London Christie’s Etxepare Basque Institute Clifford Chance LLP European Commission Representation in the UK Cobra Beer Goethe-Institut London J.P. Morgan Heritage Lottery Fund

8 Institut Français Artistic Director’s Circle Instituto Camões Portugal Pull out all Anonymous Italian Cultural Institute Susan Gilchrist John Coates Charitable Trust the stops Rick and Janeen Haythornthwaite Korean Cultural Centre UK David and Clare Kershaw Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Mr L and Mrs O Makharinsky Georgia Alex and Linda Noyer Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania The Ruddock Foundation for The Arts Mondriaan Fund Dr Christopher and The Lady Juliet Tadgell

NORLA © Nick Rochowski Richard Thomas Paul Hamlyn Foundation Polish Cultural Institute Representation of the Government of Flanders in Directors’ Circle the UK Anonymous Romanian Cultural Institute Brian Abel The Finnis Scott Foundation In July 2013 we reached our target of £2.3 million Jane Attias The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation in the Pull Out All The Stops campaign to return Richard Buxton The Henry Moore Foundation Royal Festival Hall’s magnificent 7,866 pipe organ Sir Ronald and Lady Cohen The Kirby Laing Foundation to its former glory. We launched the campaign in Carole and Neville Conrad The Thistle Trust 2010 with a generous grant of £950,000 from the Cathy and Mark Corbett Westminster Foundation Heritage Lottery Fund and since then over 60,000 Mr and Mrs Saeb Eigner Western Riverside Environmental Fund people have sponsored pipes and made other Sarah and Louis Elson donations totalling £1.35 million. The campaign Fine Family Foundation was completed by those who sponsored Patrons Eric and Louise Franck Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite’s 24-hour bike Emily and Horacio Furman Anonymous ride which covered 300 miles from the Harrison & Paul Gambaccini Abstract Select Ltd Harrison factory in Durham, where the organ was Jacqueline and Michael Gee Richard and Rosamund Bernays made, to Royal Festival Hall. Louise Hallett Ms Miel de Botton Work on the organ will be completed in time Sheila Hayman Ulf G. Brunnstrom and Jiwon Lee for our Pull Out All The Stops Organ Festival Alexandra Joffe Richard Chang which starts on 18 March 2014 to mark the Donovan Kelly and Ann Wood Hepner Foundation instrument’s 60th anniversary. Thank you Sybil and Herbert Kretzmer OBE Victoria Miro Gallery to everyone who has supported this Angie and George Loudon Midge and Simon Palley incredible project. The Maplescombe Trust Victoria Sharp Carmen Marrero Sir David and Lady Sieff John McLaughlin Sir David and Lady Tang Scott and Suling Mead Guy and Mimi Ullens Anand and Lena Saggar Ms Mercedes Zobel Harry Simpson Heidi and William Slee Michael and Andrèa Stewart Robert and Melanie Stoutzker 9 ‘a conglomeration of multi-lingual readings, discussions and workshops in a truly global melting pot’

Sky Arts online (Poetry Parnassus)

‘This might just be the world’s best destination for young ’uns at half-term’

Time Out (Imagine)

10 operating Statement Finance Year ended 31 March 2013 2013 2012 The financial results show another year of £’000 £’000 strong performance for Southbank Centre. Income Operating income increased despite a Arts Council revenue grant* 16,831 18,912 550,000 reduction in the Arts Council revenue grant, Activities for generating funds visitors during Festival of thanks to a rise in commercial income linked (including voluntary & interest income) 17,004 14,633 the World had never engaged to a range of pop-up commercial activities Income from artistic activity 8,805 8,563 with culture before and increased sponsorship related to Total operating income 42,640 42,108 the festival projects for the Olympics period. Operating expenditure increased reflecting the high level of artistic activity related to the Festival Expenditure of the World. Grant allocation to capital Costs of generating funds 6,304 6,888 expenditure resulted in a deficit of £1.14m for Costs of charitable activities 37,138 34,772 the year, which was funded by a transfer from Governance 338 327 designated funds. Total operating expenditure 43,780 41,987

The figures in this report were extracted from Net transfer from/(to) designated funds 1,140 (121) Southbank Centre’s full financial statements. Operating surplus – – The audit opinion of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2013 was unqualified. The financial statements should be consulted for Balance Sheet a full understanding of the results of Southbank 31 March 2013 2013 2012 Centre and of its financial position. A copy may £’000 £’000 be downloaded from southbankcentre.co.uk or obtained from the Finance Department, Southbank Fixed assets 239,995 280,245 Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX. Current assets 9,456 10,921 Current Liabilities (11,355) (11,278) Creditors: amount falling due after one year (17,045) (20,693) Pension plan liability (4,082) (4,796) Net assets 216,969 254,399

Financed by: Unrestricted funds 216,708 254,088 Restricted funds 261 311

Total funds 216,969 254,399

*The following amounts were also received from 2,883 1,731 Arts Council England to fund capital expenditure.

11 Learning and Participation Partners 2012/13

We would like to thank all the partners Royal Russell School EDUCATION Circus Space Oi Kabum Rookwood School Coda Fiddle Orchestra Peepal Tree Press that have worked with our Learning and Rugby School ORGANISATIONS Community Dance Wales PEN International Participation department over the past St. Albans Girls School Centre for Young Musicians Corali Pimpolhos year presenting and being involved in St. Albans High School for Girls Girl Guides Craftspace Pirate Technics our programme of free, educational and St. Bernard’s High School Kids Company CRIA Poems on the Underground St. Cecelia’s School Kuumba Youth Music Cultural Co-operation Poet in the City participatory events and activities, including: St. George’s (Hanover Square) City Learning Centre Dance United Poetry London Dance United Northern Ireland Poetry Book Society Avanti House School Lewisham, Lambeth, St. Helen and St Katharine, Disney Poetry Society Barking Abbey School Southwark, Islington and LAMBETH SCHOOLS Abingdon Duckie Poetry Translation Centre Battersea Park School Camden Library Services Archbishop Sumner C.E. St. Marks E4’s Udderbelly Rambert Youth Dance Beaumont School Millennium College, Woolwich Primary School St. Mary’s, Calne East 15 Acting School Redball UK Bickley Park School Oasis Children’s Venture St. Paul’s Way Trust School East London Dance Rocket Artists Billericay School Widehorizons Outdoor Elmwood Primary School St. Philomena’s Catholic Girls’ El Sistema Royal Academy of Arts Bishop’s Stortford College Education Trust Ethelred Primary School School Elephant Cast Theatre Company Junior School Fenstanton School St. Simon Stock RC School English National Ballet Royal Philharmonic Society Camden School for Girls Granton Primary School Stepney Green Maths, ARTS ORGANISATIONS English PEN Sable Magazine Central Newcastle High School Heathbrook Primary School Computing and Science 100 choirs who took part in Entelechy Arts Sanskriti UK City of London School for Boys Primary School College Chorus Festival Exiled Writers Ink Scottish Poetry Library Colchester Sixth Form College Jessop Primary School Stoke Newington School 3AM Mag FUNCEB Escola de Dança SEA Arts Corelli College Johanna Primary School Stuart Bathurst School for Girls 70 choirs who took part in Gaia Nova Sea Swim Dormer’s Wells High School Julian’s Primary School Sutton VoiceLab Christmas Market Good Vibrations Serious – London Jazz Festival East Wickham Primary School Kingswood Upper School The Beaconsfield School Apples & Snakes Graeae Theatre Shake the Dust Edmund Waller School Lillian Baylis Technology College The Kingsley School Arc Publications Greenwich Dance Shape European School The Perse School, Cambridge Arts Alliance Heart N Soul Shishya of Indian Dance Wales Frances Bardsley School for Girls Maytree Nursery School Tonbridge School Arts Council England Hemingway Design Shobana Jeyasingh Dance George Mitchell School Paxton School Ursuline High School Art Angel Independance Company Godstowe Preparatory School St. Bernadette R.C. Girls Schools Walthamstow Hall School Art Asia and Rakhi Sood’s In Harmony, Lambeth Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Graveney School St. Gabriel’s College (Charles Wanstead High School School of Performing Arts Hide and Seek of Venezuela Gumley House Convent School Edward Brooke) Welling School Art of Living Jiyo Siobhan Davis Dance Haseltine Primary School St. John The Divine C.E. William Davis Primary School Artichoke Kadam Sistema England Heathfield School, Pinner Primary School William Morris School Arvon Foundation Kinetika Sistema Scotland Heathland School St. Leonard’s C.E. Primary School Willowfield Humanities College Asia Literary Review Koestler Trust Small Earth Highgate Wood School St. Martin-in-the-Fields High Woodlands School Banda Didá Lambeth Children’s University South London Gallery Hounslow Heath Primary School School for Girls Banipal Lambeth City Learning Centre Southwark Music Services Ivydale Primary School St. Saviour’s C.E. Primary School Berlin Poetry Festival Lambeth Music Service Southwark Splash Jo Richardson Community St. Stephen’s C.E. Primary School FURTHER/HIGHER Bhavan Centre Ledbury Poetry Festival Speaking Volumes College Sudbourne Primary School Bicycle Powered Disco LEGO Spitalfield Music Kemnel Technology College EDUCATION Sunnyhill Primary School Big Dance Liberty Spread the Word King John School Barnet A-Level Music Centre Telferscot Primary School Bloodaxe Books Literature Across Frontiers StAnza Lady Eleanor Holles School Central St. Martin’s College of Primary School London Gay Men’s Chorus Step Into Dance Langdon Park School Art and Design Wyvil Primary School British Centre for Literary London Libraries Streetwise Opera Langley Park School Goldsmiths, University of London Translation Medellin Studio Orta Lewisham College Institute of Education, Bromley Youth Music Trust Mica Gallery Sujata Banerjee Dance Company Manor field Primary School University of London SOUTHWARK SCHOOLS Camphill Village Trust Modern Poetry in Translation Talawa Theatre Company Miles Coverdale Primary School King’s College London Bacon’s College Candoco Dance Company Music For Youth Tamasha Theatre Company Moulsford Prep School Luther College Southwark College Capital Age Festival Music In Prisons Tate Mulberry School for Girls St. Saviour’s & St. Olave’s School Carcanet & PN Review National Youth Orchestra of The Poetry Archive Orion Primary School Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Caribbean Poetry Project Great Britain The Poetry School Pennthorpe School Music and Dance Casagrande Neojiba The Poetry Trust Platanos College University of Greenwich Centre for Advanced New Young Voices Collective The Reader Organisation OTHER SCHOOLS Rachel McMillan Nursery School Uxbridge College Training for South Asian and Nova Saga The Reading Agency Acland Burghley School Ricards Lodge High School Contemporary Dance Odissi Ensemble The Wolf

12 Staff and Board

Executive team Senior artistic team Board Alan Bishop Jude Kelly OBE Rick Haythornthwaite Chief Executive Artistic Director Chairman

Jude Kelly OBE Shân Maclennan Robin Woodhead Artistic Director Creative Director Deputy Chairman of Learning and Vicky Cheetham Nihal Arthanayake Participation Director of Arts Dame Vivien Duffield DBE Administration Jane Beese Richard Hawley Head of Contemporary Susan Gilchrist (maternity cover) Music Brent Hansen Steve Eames Vicky Cheetham Fionnuala Hogan Deputy Finance Director Director of Arts until April 2013 Administration David Kershaw

Sarita Godber James Cowdery HR Director Head of Digital Cornelius Medvei Engagement Molly Jackson Ursula Owen OBE Deputy Chief Executive Rachel Harris Head of Participation Jamie Ritblat Shân Maclennan Creative Director Wendy Martin Maggie Semple OBE The Scottish Poetry Library Dorling Kindersley SE1 United Tomorrow’s People Eden Project Tagore Centre UK of Learning and Head of Performance Mark Wallinger Tomorrow’s Warriors Estate of Abram Games The Book People Participation and Dance Wasafiri Literary Magazine Fabindia The Bridge Project Michael Zaoui Whitechapel Gallery Festival of Britain Society Toynbee Hall Mike McCart Gillian Moore MBE Winning Words Grounded: Ecotherapy, Mental Translators Association World Book Day Health and Well-being Director of Policy Head of Classical Music World Press Photo Iconic Rickshaws for Relief and Partnerships Youth Dance England Keiskamma Trust AGENCIES Ralph Rugoff YUVA La Fondation de Coubertin Brazilian Embassy London Rebecca Preston Director, Hayward Local History and Archives British Council Director of Development Gallery NON-ARTS Centre Lewisham British Council Bangladesh Luton Culture British Council Brazil ORGANISATIONS Mary Ward Centre British Council India Mark Rushworth James Runcie Amnesty International Paiwand Afghan Association Indian Council for Cultural Property Director Head of Literature Asha Women’s Refuge Plan UK Relations Providence Row and Spoken Word BBC Lambeth Council Edward Venning Bloomberg PRS The Nehru Centre, London Centrepoint Refugee Youth Southwark Council Director of Ed Smith CILIP School Libraries Group Room 13 Refugee Council Communications and Technical Director Clean Break Royal Institute of British Coin Street Architects Marketing Southbank Centre manages Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, as well as Saison Poetry Library, the Arts Council Collection and Hayward Touring Exhibitions on behalf of Arts Council England.

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Cover and main inside images © Belinda Lawley Back cover image © Timothy Cochrane Centrefold Imagine illustration © Jon Burgerman Centrefold illustrations © Antoine Corbineau / Folioart.co.uk